In August average daily gas consumption fell from 5 million cubic meters in July to 4.9 million. In January-August the average daily gas consumption totaled 5.7 million cubic meters as opposed to 7.3 million YoY.

Gas consumption fall was caused by the decrease in metal output: in January-August Ukrainian metal companies decreased steel production by 24% YoY, to 15.04 million tons. Metal output drop in its turn was the result of the military activities in the East. (Ukrainian metal)